Does the mac mini use the same ram as the macbook pro/macbook?

[jjahshik32]

What the title asks..

 

[nineteentwelve]

Yes it does... DDR2 PC2-5300.

 

[jjahshik32]

Thanks.. so if I put in 2x2gb will it still work? I hear that it will come out to 3 GB but will run in dual mode??

 

[nineteentwelve]

No. The current revision of the Mac mini only supports 2GB of RAM (2x1GB).

Source: Mac mini (Intel) - Mac Guides

 

[aethelbert]

No. The current revision of the Mac mini only supports 2GB of RAM (2x1GB).

Source: Mac mini (Intel) - Mac Guides

No, the chipset in the mini will utilize 3.3GB. You can put in 2x2GB for best performance.

 

[Consultant]

No. The current revision of the Mac mini only supports 2GB of RAM (2x1GB).

Actually, current Mini Supports 3gb of Ram
http://www.everymac.com/systems/apple/mac_mini/faq_core/mac-mini-intel-ram-upgrade-instructions.html

 

[ADent]

CD mini will not boot with 2GB chips.

C2D mini will see the 4GB of RAM and use 3.3GB or so.

 

[gkarris]

3.3 for C2D

http://guides.macrumors.com/Understanding_Intel_Mac_RAM#Installing_RAM_for_Intel_Macs